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移す

うつす

usually kana

Readings

うつす

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5s, vtto transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move (something); to swap; to substitute; to relocate
  2. 2.
    v5s, vtto move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.)
  3. 3.
    v5s, vtto divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different)
  4. 4.
    v5s, vtto spend (time); to let (time) pass
  5. 5.
    v5s, vtto infect (someone); to spread (an infection); to pass (a disease)
  6. 6.
    v5s, vtto permeate (something; with a color or smell); to infuse; to let soak (into)

Kanji breakdown

移
N411 strokesGrade 5

Example sentences

委員会は別のホールに会場を移した。

The committee adjourned to another hall.

知っていることと行動に移すことは別だ。

To know is one thing, and to do is another.

風邪を人に移すと治るって本当？

Is it true that you recover from colds when you give them to someone else?

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移すうつす

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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